2005 Atlanta Braves season explained

Atlanta Braves
Season:	2005
Misc:	National League East Champions
League:	National League
Division:	East
Ballpark:	Turner Field
City:	Atlanta
Record:	90–72 (.556)
Divisional Place:	1st
Owners:	Time Warner
General Managers:	John Schuerholz
Managers:	Bobby Cox
Television:	TBS Superstation Turner South (Pete Van Wieren, Skip Caray, Don Sutton, Joe Simpson, Chip Caray) FSN South (Tom Paciorek, Bob Rathbun)
Radio:	WGST WKLS (Pete Van Wieren, Skip Caray, Don Sutton, Joe Simpson, Chip Caray) WWWE (Luis Octavio Dozal, Jose Manuel Flores)

The 2005 Atlanta Braves season marked the franchise's 40th season in Atlanta and the 135th season overall. The Braves won their 11th consecutive division title under Manager of the Year Bobby Cox, finishing 2 games ahead of the second-place Philadelphia Phillies. The Braves lost the NLDS to the Houston Astros, 3 games to 1.

Tim Hudson joined the Braves' rotation and rookies Jeff Francoeur, Kelly Johnson and Brian McCann had their first seasons with Atlanta in 2005.

Offseason

October 15, 2004: DeWayne Wise was selected off waivers by the Detroit Tigers from the Atlanta Braves.^[1]
December 3, 2004: Julio Franco was resigned in free agency to the Atlanta Braves.^[2]
December 11, 2004: Dan Kolb was acquired by the Atlanta Braves from the Milwaukee Brewers for a player to be named later and José Capellán. The Atlanta Braves sent Alec Zumwalt (minors) (December 14, 2004) to the Milwaukee Brewers to complete the trade.^[3]
December 16, 2004: Ex-All-star Tim Hudson was traded by the Oakland Athletics to the Atlanta Braves for Juan Cruz, Dan Meyer, and Charles Thomas.^[4]
January 14, 2005: Raúl Mondesí signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Braves.^[5]
March 31, 2005: Jorge Sosa was traded by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays to the Atlanta Braves for Nick Green.^[6]

Regular season

On September 15, 2005, Andruw Jones hit his 300th career home run which went 430feet off Philadelphia Phillies reliever Geoff Geary in a 12–4 Phillies win. Jones became one of the quickest in Major League history to 300 home runs.^[7] The ball landed in the upper deck in left field at Citizens Bank Park.^[8]

Opening Day starters

! Position !! Name
Starting Pitcher	John Smoltz
Catcher	Johnny Estrada
First Baseman	Adam LaRoche
Second Baseman	Marcus Giles
Third Baseman	Chipper Jones
Shortstop	Rafael Furcal
Left Fielder	Brian Jordan
Center Fielder	Andruw Jones
Right Fielder	Raúl Mondesí

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Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

April 15, 2005: John Foster signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Braves.^[10]
June 1, 2005: Raúl Mondesí was released by the Atlanta Braves.^[11]
July 31, 2005: Traded by the Detroit Tigers to the Atlanta Braves for Román Colón and Zach Miner.^[12]
August 29, 2005: Todd Hollandsworth was traded by the Chicago Cubs to the Atlanta Braves for Angelo Burrows (minors) and Todd Blackford (minors).^[13]
Notable picks in the 2005 Draft include Joey Devine (26th pick overall), Yunel Escobar (2nd round), and Jordan Schafer (3rd round).

Roster

2005 Atlanta Braves

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

Coaches

(bench)
(bullpen)
(third base)
(first base)
- (hitting)

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos= Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	105	357	93	.261	4	39
1B	141	451	117	.259	20	78
2B	152	577	168	.291	15	63
SS	154	616	175	.284	12	58
3B	109	358	106	.296	21	72
LF	87	290	70	.241	9	40
CF	160	586	154	.263	51	128
RF	70	257	77	.300	14	45

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
128	326	87	.267	8	42
115	246	75	.305	4	20
108	233	64	.275	9	42
76	231	57	.247	3	24
59	180	50	.278	5	23
112	150	45	.300	1	8
41	142	30	.211	4	17
24	57	8	.140	0	4
18	39	7	.179	0	4
16	38	5	.211	2	6
24	35	6	.171	1	1

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
33	229.2	14	7	3.06	169
33	202.1	11	9	4.63	80
29	192.0	14	9	3.52	115
17	98.2	4	6	4.47	61
12	69.1	5	3	3.50	27
1	5.0	0	0	3.60	2

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
44	134.0	13	3	2.55	85
21	87.2	7	6	4.93	62
23	44.1	1	5	5.28	30

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
76	3	6	15	3.93	42
65	3	8	11	5.93	39
62	4	2	1	4.15	32
43	4	2	0	3.11	33
37	1	2	0	4.20	28
36	4	3	0	6.51	37
31	0	0	0	2.98	8
26	0	0	10	1.98	32
23	1	0	1	5.79	22
7	1	0	0	3.00	9
7	0	0	0	5.63	5
5	0	1	0	12.60	3
5	0	0	0	0.00	1
4	0	0	0	19.29	0
3	0	0	0	4.50	2
2	0	0	0	1.59	5
1	0	0	0	0.00	0

2005 National League Division Series

Atlanta Braves vs. Houston Astros

Houston wins series, 3–1. Game 4 was a thrilling series clinching 18 inning victory for Houston, and has been cited by many critics as "The greatest first round game in MLB history".

Game	Score	Date
1	Houston 10, Atlanta 5	October 5
2	Atlanta 7, Houston 1	October 6
3	Houston 7, Atlanta 3	October 8
4	Houston 7, Atlanta 6 (18 innings)	October 9

Awards and honors

2005 Major League Baseball season

Bobby Cox was voted the National League Manager of the Year for the second consecutive year and 3rd time in total.
John Smoltz was chosen to receive the Roberto Clemente Award. With this honor included, Smoltz became the only player in MLB history to win a Cy Young, and reliever of the year award.
Andruw Jones led the National League in home runs and runs batted in. He was the recipient of a Gold Glove, Silver Slugger, and the Hank Aaron Award. Jones also finished second in voting for National League Most Valuable Player.
Jeff Francoeur finished third in voting for National League Rookie of the Year.

2005 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

Andruw Jones and John Smoltz represented the Atlanta Braves in the 2005 All Star Game. Jones hit a home run and Smoltz took the loss in the game.

Farm system

References

2005 Atlanta Braves at Baseball Reference

Notes and References

Web site: Dewayne Wise Stats.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/f/francju01.shtml Julio Franco Statistics – Baseball-Reference.com
Web site: Danny Kolb Stats.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/h/hudsoti01.shtml Tim Hudson Statistics – Baseball-Reference.com
https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/mondera01.shtml Raúl Mondesí Statistics – Baseball-Reference.com
Web site: Jorge Sosa Stats.
Web site: September 14, 2005 Atlanta Braves at Philadelphia Phillies Box Score and Play by Play. April 1, 2009 . Baseball-Reference.com.
News: Mark. Bowman. Andruw hits two milestones with homer; Braves center fielder belts No. 50 of 2005, No. 300 of career. September 14, 2005. MLB.com. April 1, 2009 .
Web site: Atlanta Braves at Florida Marlins Box Score, April 5, 2005.
Web site: John Foster Stats.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/mondera01.shtml Raúl Mondesí Statistics – Baseball-Reference.com
Web site: Kyle Farnsworth Stats.
Web site: Todd Hollandsworth Stats.
Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
Baseball America 2006 Annual Directory